Collections: History Archives & Library

Images

Home of Headmaster, Staten Island Academy

A postcard with a photograph, published by Weitzman's Photo Shop in Stapleteon, Staten Island, of the Burbank Homestead located at 501 Todt Hill Road in Dongan Hills, Staten Island.

Medium:
Postcard

Dates: 20th Century

Dimensions: 3.5" H x 5.5" W

Signature/Inscription: Home of Headmater, Staten Island Academy, 501 Todt Hill Rd., Dongan Hills. This quaint house, several times remodeled, was built in Revolutionary times by Abraham Burbank on property left to him by Samuel Holmes, who purchased it from Col. Thomas Dongan in 1759. Published by Weitzman's Photo Shop, Stapleton, S.I. Post Cards of Quality.--The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. Handwritten - "Purchased, 1933"; Reverse